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264-828: A fair trial . The English monarchs, through inheritance of substantial territories in France and claims to the French crown, were also heavily involved in conflicts in France, most notably the Hundred Years' War , while the Kings of Scots were in an alliance with the French during this period. Early modern Britain saw religious conflict resulting from the Reformation and the introduction of Protestant state churches in each country. The English Reformation ushered in political, constitutional, social and cultural change in
396-521: A subpolar oceanic climate . Higher elevations in Scotland experience a continental subarctic climate and the mountains experience a tundra climate . The prevailing wind is from the southwest and bears frequent spells of mild and wet weather from the Atlantic Ocean, although the eastern parts are mostly sheltered from this wind. Since the majority of the rain falls over the western regions,
528-604: A welfare state was established, and a comprehensive, publicly funded healthcare system, the National Health Service , was created. The rise of nationalism in the colonies coincided with Britain's much-diminished economic position, so that a policy of decolonisation was unavoidable. Independence was granted to India and Pakistan in 1947. Over the next three decades, most colonies of the British Empire gained their independence, and many became members of
660-601: A French accent like Hercule Poirot," said Finney. "So I thought they should have a look at me while I was still almost a juvenile and kind of cute." Finney decided to make six movies in succession "so that I could relax and get back into it again. In order to feel really assured and comfortable in front of a camera, you've got to do it for a while." The first three were thrillers: Loophole (1981), with Susannah York ; Wolfen (1981), directed by Michael Wadleigh ; and Looker (1981), written and directed by Michael Crichton . He received excellent reviews for his performance in
792-651: A Funeral Best Film : In the Name of the Father – Jim Sheridan Best Screenplay : Richard Curtis – Four Weddings and a Funeral Best Technical or Artistic Achievement : Dave Borthwick, Richard 'Hutch' Hutchinson – The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb Most Promising Newcomer : Ian Hart – Backbeat , Gurinder Chadha – Bhaji on the Beach Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Hugh Grant – Four Weddings and
924-1172: A Funeral Special Award : Alec Guinness 1995 Winners [ edit ] Best Actor : Jonathan Pryce – Carrington Best Actress : Kristin Scott Thomas – Angels & Insects Best Film : The Madness of King George – Nicholas Hytner Best Screenplay : Alan Bennett – The Madness of King George Best Technical and Artistic Achievement : Andrew Dunn – The Madness of King George Most Promising Newcomer : Danny Boyle – Shallow Grave Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Peter Chelsom – Funny Bones Special Award : Lewis Gilbert 1996 Winners [ edit ] Best Actor : Liam Neeson – Michael Collins Best Actress : Kate Winslet – Sense and Sensibility , Jude Best Film : Richard III – Ian McKellen Best Screenplay : Emma Thompson – Sense and Sensibility , John Hodge – Trainspotting Best Technical or Artistic Achievement : Tony Burrough – Richard III Most Promising Newcomer : Emily Watson – Breaking
1056-2958: A Scandal Best Screenplay : Peter Morgan – The Queen , The Last King of Scotland Most Promising Newcomer : Paul Andrew Williams – London to Brighton Technical Achievement Award : Anthony Dod Mantle – Brothers of the Head , The Last King of Scotland Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Sacha Baron Cohen – Borat Alexander Walker Special Award : Stephen Frears 2007 Winners [ edit ] Best Film : Control Best Film Score : There Will Be Blood – Jonny Greenwood Best Actor : Daniel Day-Lewis – There Will Be Blood Best Actress : Helena Bonham Carter – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Best Screenplay : Matt Greenhalgh – Control Most Promising Newcomer : John Carney – Once Technical Achievement Award : Seamus McGarvey (cinematographer), Sarah Greenwood (production designer), Jacqueline Durran (costume designer) – Atonement Alexander Walker Special Award : Julie Christie 2008 Winners [ edit ] Best Film : Hunger Best Director : Stephen Daldry – The Reader Best Actor : Michael Sheen – Frost/Nixon , Pat Shortt – Garage Best Actress : Tilda Swinton – Julia Best Screenplay : Martin McDonagh – In Bruges Most Promising Newcomer : Joanna Hogg – Unrelated Technical Achievement Award : Mark Digby – Slumdog Millionaire Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Sally Hawkins – Happy-Go-Lucky Alexander Walker Special Award : Mike Leigh 2009 Winners [ edit ] Best Film : Fish Tank Best Actor : Andy Serkis – Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll Best Actress : Anne-Marie Duff – Nowhere Boy Best Screenplay : Jesse Armstrong , Simon Blackwell , Armando Iannucci and Tony Roche – In The Loop Most Promising Newcomer : Peter Strickland – Katalin Varga Best Documentary ;: Anvil! The Story of Anvil Technical Achievement Award : Barry Ackroyd (cinematographer) – The Hurt Locker Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Sacha Baron Cohen – Brüno Alexander Walker Special Award : Nicolas Roeg 2010 Winners [ edit ] Best Film : Neds Best Actor : Andrew Garfield – The Social Network & Never Let Me Go Best Actress : Kristin Scott Thomas – Leaving Best Screenplay : Clio Barnard – The Arbor Most Promising Newcomer : Ben Wheatley – Director / Co-Producer of Down Terrace Best Documentary : John Krish – A Day in
1188-674: A Stranger Best Film : My Beautiful Laundrette – Stephen Frears Best Screenplay : Malcolm Mowbray , Alan Bennett – A Private Function Best Technical or Artistic Achievement : Norman Garwood Most Promising Newcomer : Margi Clarke , Alexandra Pigg Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Michael Palin Special Award ;: George Harrison , Denis O'Brien 1986 Winners [ edit ] Best Actor : Ray McAnally – The Mission , No Surrender Best Actress : Coral Browne – Dreamchild Best Film : A Room with
1320-2340: A View Best Screenplay : Robert Bolt – The Mission Best Technical or Artistic Achievement : Tony Pierce-Roberts – A Room with a View Most Promising Newcomer : Gary Oldman – Sid and Nancy Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Clockwise – John Cleese Special Award : Jake Eberts Special Award: George Harrison and Dennis O'Brien 1987 Winners [ edit ] Best Actor : Derek Jacobi – Little Dorrit Best Actress : Emily Lloyd – Wish You Were Here Best Film : Hope and Glory – John Boorman Best Screenplay : Alan Bennett – Prick Up Your Ears Best Technical or Artistic Achievement : Anthony Pratt – Hope and Glory Most Promising Newcomer : Harry Hook – The Kitchen Toto Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Personal Services , Wish You Were Here – David Leland 1988 Winners [ edit ] Best Actor : Bob Hoskins – Who Framed Roger Rabbit , The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne Best Actress : Billie Whitelaw – The Dressmaker , Maggie Smith – The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne Best Film : A Fish Called Wanda – Charles Crichton Best Screenplay : Bruce Robinson – Withnail and I Best Technical or Artistic Achievement : William Diver , Patrick Duval – Distant Voices, Still Lives Most Promising Newcomer : Kristin Scott Thomas – A Handful of Dust , Jodhi May – A World Apart Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : A Fish Called Wanda – Charles Crichton Special Award : Richard Williams 1989 Winners [ edit ] Best Actor : Daniel Day-Lewis – My Left Foot Best Actress : Pauline Collins – Shirley Valentine Best Film : Henry V – Kenneth Branagh Best Screenplay : Willy Russell – Shirley Valentine Best Technical or Artistic Achievement : Anton Furst – Batman Most Promising Newcomer : Andi Engel– Melancholia Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : High Hopes – Mike Leigh Special Award : Peter Greenaway 1990 Winners [ edit ] Best Actor : Iain Glen – Mountains of
1452-485: A hero of mine when I was a kid, and I thought it would be exciting to go to some of the places in the Pacific where he'd been." The success of Tom Jones enabled Finney to produce his next film, Night Must Fall , in 1964, which he also featured in and which was directed by Reisz. A remake of the classic 1937 film of the same title , the film was a failure and Finney's performance received poor reviews. Finney undertook
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#17327826837181584-463: A leading role in the movement to abolish slavery worldwide through the blockade of Africa and pressing other nations to end their trade with a series of treaties. In 1800 the parliaments of Great Britain and Ireland each passed an Act of Union, uniting the two kingdoms and creating the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland on 1 January 1801. After the defeat of France at the end of
1716-923: A member of the Royal Shakespeare Company . He was offered a contract by the Rank Organisation , but refused it to perform for the Birmingham Rep . He was in a production of The Miser for Birmingham Rep, which was filmed for the BBC in 1956. Also for the BBC he appeared in The Claverdon Road Job (1957) and View Friendship and Marriage (1958). At Birmingham he played the title role of Henry V , and in 1958, made his London stage debut in Jane Arden 's The Party , directed by Charles Laughton , who featured in
1848-877: A nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor , his fifth and final Oscar nomination. Finney had a cameo in Soderbergh's Traffic (2000) and played Ernest Hemingway in Hemingway, the Hunter of Death (2001) for TV. He had the main role in Delivering Milo (2001) and in 2002 his critically acclaimed portrayal of Winston Churchill in The Gathering Storm won him British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), Emmy and Golden Globe awards as Best Actor. He also played
1980-853: A policy of splendid isolation in Europe, and attempted to contain Russian influence in Afghanistan and Persia , in what came to be known as the Great Game . During this time, Canada , Australia and New Zealand were granted self-governing dominion status. At the turn of the century, Britain's industrial dominance became challenged by the German Empire and the United States . The Edwardian era saw social reform and home rule for Ireland become important domestic issues, while
2112-767: A quarter of the world's landmass and population, and was the largest empire in history . However, its involvement in the First World War and the Second World War damaged Britain's economic power and a global wave of decolonisation led to the independence of most British colonies. The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy . The UK has three distinct jurisdictions: England and Wales , Scotland , and Northern Ireland . Since 1999, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have their own governments and parliaments which control various devolved matters. A developed country ,
2244-507: A result of a shortage of workers in the 1950s, the government encouraged immigration from Commonwealth countries . In the following decades, the UK became a more multi-ethnic society. Despite rising living standards in the late 1950s and 1960s, the UK's economic performance was less successful than many of its main competitors such as France, West Germany and Japan. The UK was the first democratic nation to lower its voting age to 18 in 1969. In
2376-635: A season of plays at the Royal National Theatre , including Miss Julie by August Strindberg in 1965. He continued acting on films with Two for the Road (1967) co-featuring Audrey Hepburn . He and Michael Medwin formed a production company, Memorial Productions, which made Privilege (1967), directed by Peter Watkins ; The Burning (1968), a short directed by Stephen Frears ; and If.... (1968), directed by Lindsay Anderson . Memorial also did stage productions, such as A Day in
2508-811: A series of connected wars (including the English Civil War ) which led to the temporary overthrow of the monarchy, with the execution of King Charles I , and the establishment of the short-lived unitary republic of the Commonwealth of England , Scotland and Ireland. Although the monarchy was restored , the Interregnum along with the Glorious Revolution of 1688 and the subsequent Bill of Rights 1689 in England and Claim of Right Act 1689 in Scotland ensured that, unlike much of
2640-415: A six-year absence with Alpha Beta , which he later filmed on television with Rachel Roberts . Memorial Productions stopped producing and Finney emphasized acting. "It was OK at first," he later said, "but in the end it was sitting in an office, pitching ideas to Hollywood and waiting for the phone to ring." Finney played Agatha Christie 's Belgian master detective Hercule Poirot in the film Murder on
2772-661: A successful and elaborate screen-test that took four days to shoot. However, Finney baulked at signing a multi-year contract for producer Sam Spiegel and chose to decline the role. Finney created the title role in Luther , the 1961 play by John Osborne depicting the life of Martin Luther . He performed the role with the English Stage Company in London, Nottingham, Paris and New York. The original West End run at
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#17327826837182904-415: A union that lasted eight years. In 2006, he married Penelope Delmage, a travel agent . They remained together until Finney's death. In May 2011, Finney disclosed that he had been receiving treatment for kidney cancer . According to a 2012 interview, he had been diagnosed with the disease five years earlier and had had surgery, followed by six rounds of chemotherapy . Finney died of a chest infection at
3036-595: Is different from Wikidata Articles needing additional references from December 2015 All articles needing additional references United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland , commonly known as the United Kingdom ( UK ) or Britain , is a country in Northwestern Europe , off the coast of the continental mainland . It comprises England , Scotland , Wales , and Northern Ireland . The UK includes
3168-481: Is only the one specific nominal term 'Great Britain' which invariably excludes Northern Ireland". The BBC historically preferred to use "Britain" as shorthand only for Great Britain, though the present style guide does not take a position except that "Great Britain" excludes Northern Ireland. The adjective "British" is commonly used to refer to matters relating to the United Kingdom and is used in law to refer to United Kingdom citizenship and nationality . People of
3300-538: Is ranked 2nd out of 180 countries in the Environmental Performance Index . A law has been passed that UK greenhouse gas emissions will be net zero by 2050. England accounts for 53 per cent of the UK, covering 50,350 square miles (130,395 km ). Most of the country consists of lowland terrain, with upland and mountainous terrain northwest of the Tees–Exe line which roughly divides
3432-599: Is sometimes used as a loose synonym for the United Kingdom as a whole. The word England is occasionally used incorrectly to refer to the United Kingdom as a whole, a mistake principally made by people from outside the UK. The term "Britain" is used as a synonym for Great Britain , but also sometimes for the United Kingdom. Usage is mixed: the UK Government prefers to use the term "UK" rather than "Britain" or "British" on its website (except when referring to embassies), while acknowledging that both terms refer to
3564-579: Is the Isle of Wight . Scotland accounts for 32 per cent of the UK, covering 30,410 square miles (78,772 km ). This includes nearly 800 islands , notably the Hebrides , Orkney Islands and Shetland Islands. Scotland is the most mountainous constituent country of the UK, the Highlands to the north and west are the more rugged region containing the majority of Scotland's mountainous land, including
3696-675: Is the highest peak in Wales. Wales has over 1,680 miles (2,704 kilometres) of coastline including the Pembrokeshire Coast . Several islands lie off the Welsh mainland, the largest of which is Anglesey ( Ynys Môn ). Albert Finney Albert Finney (9 May 1936 – 7 February 2019) was an English actor. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and worked in the theatre before attaining fame for movie acting during
3828-1039: Is the only ceremony "dedicated to British and Irish talent," judged by a panel of "top UK critics." Each ceremony honours films from the previous year. 1973–1980 Winners [ edit ] 1973 Winners [ edit ] Best Actor : Keith Michell – Henry VIII and His Six Wives Best Actress : Glenda Jackson – Mary, Queen of Scots Best Comedy : The National Health – Jack Gold Best Film : Ryan's Daughter – David Lean Best Newcomer – Actor : Simon Ward Best Newcomer – Actress : Lynne Frederick 1974 Winners [ edit ] Best Actor : Michael Caine – Sleuth Best Actress : Glenda Jackson – A Touch of Class Best Comedy : The Three Musketeers – Richard Lester Best Film : Live and Let Die – Guy Hamilton Best Newcomer – Actor : Edward Fox Best Newcomer – Actress : Heather Wright 1975 Winners [ edit ] Best Actor : Albert Finney – Murder on
3960-588: The 1884 Reform Act championed by William Gladstone granting suffrage to a majority of males for the first time. The British population increased at a dramatic rate, accompanied by rapid urbanisation , causing significant social and economic stresses. By the late 19th century, the Conservatives under Benjamin Disraeli and Lord Salisbury initiated a period of imperial expansion in Africa , maintained
4092-672: The Academy Award for Best Actor , the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role , and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama . He then played the title role for the TV film Pope John Paul II (1984), his American television debut. Huston cast Finney in the lead role of Under the Volcano (1984), which earned both men great acclaim, including another Best Actor Oscar nomination for Finney. Finney played
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4224-534: The Atlantic slave trade , mainly between 1662 and 1807 when British or British-colonial slave ships transported nearly 3.3 million slaves from Africa. The slaves were taken to work on plantations , principally in the Caribbean but also North America . However, with pressure from the abolitionism movement , Parliament banned the trade in 1807, banned slavery in the British Empire in 1833, and Britain took
4356-650: The Battle of Culloden in 1746, after which the Scottish Highlanders were forcibly assimilated into Scotland by revoking the feudal independence of clan chiefs . The British colonies in North America that broke away in the American War of Independence became the United States . British imperial ambition turned towards Asia, particularly to India . British merchants played a leading part in
4488-663: The Cairngorms , Loch Lomond and The Trossachs and Ben Nevis which at 1,345 metres (4,413 ft) is the highest point in the British Isles. Wales accounts for less than 9 per cent of the UK, covering 8,020 square miles (20,779 km ). Wales is mostly mountainous, though South Wales is less mountainous than North and mid Wales . The highest mountains in Wales are in Snowdonia and include Snowdon ( Welsh : Yr Wyddfa ) which, at 1,085 metres (3,560 ft),
4620-523: The Commonwealth of Nations . The UK was the third country to develop a nuclear weapons arsenal (with its first atomic bomb test, Operation Hurricane , in 1952), but the post-war limits of Britain's international role were illustrated by the Suez Crisis of 1956. The international spread of the English language ensured the continuing international influence of its literature and culture . As
4752-767: The European Convention on Human Rights . The UK remained a great power with global diplomatic and military influence and a leading role in the United Nations and NATO . The UK broadly supported the United States' approach to the " war on terror " in the early 21st century. British troops fought in the War in Afghanistan , but controversy surrounded Britain's military deployment in Iraq , which saw
4884-583: The European Union (EU) in 1992, the UK was one of the 12 founding member states. From the late 1960s, Northern Ireland suffered communal and paramilitary violence (sometimes affecting other parts of the UK) conventionally known as the Troubles . It is usually considered to have ended with the 1998 Belfast "Good Friday" Agreement . Following a period of widespread economic slowdown and industrial strife in
5016-494: The Falkland Islands , leading to the 10-week Falklands War in which Argentine forces were defeated. The inhabitants of the islands are predominantly descendants of British settlers, and strongly favour British sovereignty, expressed in a 2013 referendum . From 1984, the UK economy was helped by the inflow of substantial North Sea oil revenues. Another British overseas territory, Gibraltar , ceded to Great Britain in
5148-545: The French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars (1792–1815), the United Kingdom emerged as the principal naval and imperial power (with London the largest city in the world from about 1830). Unchallenged at sea , British dominance was later described as Pax Britannica ("British Peace"), a period of relative peace among the great powers (1815–1914) during which the British Empire became
5280-564: The Irish Sea . The United Kingdom had an estimated population of over 68.2 million people in 2023. The capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom is London , whose wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe , with a population of 14.9 million. The cities of Edinburgh , Cardiff , and Belfast are the national capitals of Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, respectively. The lands of
5412-583: The Kingsley Amis novel. He followed it with The Playboys (1992) for Gillies MacKinnon ; Rich in Love (1993) for Bruce Beresford ; The Browning Version (1994) for Mike Figgis ; A Man of No Importance (1994), for Suri Krishnamma ; and The Run of the Country (1995) for Peter Yates . In 1994, Finney played a gay bus conductor in early 1960s Dublin in A Man of No Importance . He had
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5544-650: The Labour Party emerged from an alliance of trade unions and small socialist groups in 1900, and suffragettes campaigned for women's right to vote. Britain was one of the principal Allies that defeated the Central Powers in the First World War (1914–1918). Alongside their French, Russian and (after 1917) American counterparts, British armed forces were engaged across much of the British Empire and in several regions of Europe, particularly on
5676-445: The Los Angeles Film Critics Association as Best Actor for Under the Volcano (which he tied with F. Murray Abraham for Amadeus ), the National Board of Review Best Actor award for Saturday Night and Sunday Morning , and the New York Film Critics Circle Best Actor award for Tom Jones . Finney won two Screen Actors Guild Awards, for Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role, for Erin Brockovich , and as
5808-409: The Phoenix ended in March 1962, after 239 performances there, when Finney had to quit the cast to fulfil a contractual obligation with a movie company. Finney starred in the Academy Award -winning 1963 film Tom Jones , directed by Richardson and written by Osborne. Due to the success of Tom Jones , British exhibitors voted Finney the ninth most popular film actor in 1963. Finney received 10% of
5940-405: The Representation of the People Act 1918 . After the war, Britain became a permanent member of the Executive Council of the League of Nations and received a mandate over a number of former German and Ottoman colonies. Under the leadership of David Lloyd George , the British Empire reached its greatest extent, covering a fifth of the world's land surface and a quarter of its population. By
6072-444: The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), from which he graduated in 1956. While at RADA, Finney made an early television appearance playing Mr Hardcastle in Oliver Goldsmith 's She Stoops to Conquer . The BBC filmed and broadcast the RADA students' performances at the Vanbrugh Theatre in London on Friday 6 January 1956. Other members of the cast included Roy Kinnear and Richard Briers . Finney graduated from RADA and became
6204-414: The Royal Marsden Hospital on 7 February 2019; he was 82. Finney declined the offer of a CBE in 1980, as well as a knighthood in 2000. He criticised such honours as "perpetuating snobbery". Other awards include: a Golden Laurel for his work on Scrooge (1970) and for his work on Tom Jones , for which he was the 3rd Place Winner for the "Top Male Comedy Performance" for 1964. He was honoured by
6336-463: The Soviet Union formed in 1941, leading the Allies against the Axis powers . There were eventual hard-fought victories in the Battle of the Atlantic , the North Africa campaign and the Italian campaign . British forces played important roles in the Normandy landings of 1944 and the liberation of Europe . The British Army led the Burma campaign against Japan, and the British Pacific Fleet fought Japan at sea. British scientists contributed to
6468-449: The Western Front . The high fatalities of trench warfare caused the loss of much of a generation of men, with lasting social effects in the nation and a great disruption in the social order. Britain had suffered 2.5 million casualties and finished the war with a huge national debt. The consequences of the war persuaded the government to expand the right to vote in national and local elections to all adult men and most adult women with
6600-408: The coastline paradox . It is connected to continental Europe by the Channel Tunnel , which at 31 miles (50 km) (24 miles (38 km) underwater) is the longest underwater tunnel in the world. The UK contains four terrestrial ecoregions: Celtic broadleaf forests , English Lowlands beech forests , North Atlantic moist mixed forests , and Caledonian conifer forests . The area of woodland in
6732-436: The largest protest in British history in opposition to the government led by Tony Blair . The Great Recession severely affected the UK economy. The Cameron–Clegg coalition government of 2010 introduced austerity measures intended to tackle the substantial public deficits. Studies have suggested that policy led to significant social disruption and suffering. A referendum on Scottish independence in 2014 resulted in
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#17327826837186864-512: The 16th century and established the Church of England . Moreover, it defined a national identity for England and slowly, but profoundly, changed people's religious beliefs. Wales was fully incorporated into the Kingdom of England , and Ireland was constituted as a kingdom in personal union with the English crown. In what was to become Northern Ireland, the lands of the independent Catholic Gaelic nobility were confiscated and given to Protestant settlers from England and Scotland. In 1603,
6996-401: The 1713 Treaty of Utrecht, is a key military base . A referendum in 2002 on shared sovereignty with Spain was rejected by 98.97% of voters in the territory. Around the end of the 20th century, there were major changes to the governance of the UK with the establishment of devolved administrations for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The statutory incorporation followed acceptance of
7128-406: The 1970s, the Conservative government of the 1980s led by Margaret Thatcher initiated a radical policy of monetarism , deregulation, particularly of the financial sector (for example, the Big Bang in 1986) and labour markets, the sale of state-owned companies (privatisation), and the withdrawal of subsidies to others. In 1982, Argentina invaded the British territories of South Georgia and
7260-422: The 1990s with the lead role in a film for HBO, The Image (1990). He received great acclaim playing the gangster boss in Miller's Crossing (1990), replacing Trey Wilson shortly before filming. Finney made an appearance at Roger Waters ' The Wall – Live in Berlin (1990), where he played "The Judge" during the performance of " The Trial ". Finney featured in the BBC TV serial The Green Man , based on
7392-476: The 5th century) united with the Picts to create the Kingdom of Scotland in the 9th century. In 1066, the Normans invaded England from northern France. After conquering England , they seized large parts of Wales , conquered much of Ireland and were invited to settle in Scotland, bringing to each country feudalism on the Northern French model and Norman-French culture. The Anglo-Norman ruling class greatly influenced, but eventually assimilated with,
7524-873: The Affair Best Technical or Artistic Achievement : Andrew Sanders – The Golden Bowl Most Promising Newcomer : Jamie Bell – Billy Elliot Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Peter Lord , Nick Park – Chicken Run Special Award : Peter Yates 2001–2010 Winners [ edit ] 2001 Winners [ edit ] Best Film : Gosford Park Best Actor : Linus Roache – Pandaemonium Best Actress : Kate Winslet – Quills , Enigma , Iris Best Screenplay : Richard Curtis , Andrew Davies , Helen Fielding – Bridget Jones's Diary Most Promising Newcomer : Ben Hopkins – The Nine Lives of Tomas Katz Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Hugh Grant – Bridget Jones's Diary Technical Achievement Award : Stuart Craig – Harry Potter and
7656-464: The Brittonic area mainly to what was to become Wales , Cornwall and, until the latter stages of the Anglo-Saxon settlement, the Hen Ogledd (northern England and parts of southern Scotland). Most of the region settled by the Anglo-Saxons became unified as the Kingdom of England in the 10th century. Meanwhile, Gaelic speakers in north-west Britain (with connections to the north-east of Ireland and traditionally supposed to have migrated from there in
7788-632: The Day , Much Ado About Nothing Best Film : Raining Stones – Ken Loach Best Screenplay : Jim Allen – Raining Stones Best Technical or Artistic Achievement : Sandy Powell – Orlando , Stuart Craig – The Secret Garden Most Promising Newcomer : Vadim Jean , Gary Sinyor – Leon the Pig Farmer Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Les Blair – Bad Behaviour Special Award : Anthony Hopkins 1994 Winners [ edit ] Best Actor : Ben Kingsley – Schindler's List Best Actress : Kristin Scott Thomas – Four Weddings and
7920-886: The Dead Technical Achievement Award : Roger Deakins – The Village , The Ladykillers Alexander Walker Special Award : Working Title Films 2005 Winners [ edit ] Best Film : The Constant Gardener Best Actor : Ralph Fiennes – The Constant Gardener Best Actress : Natasha Richardson – Asylum Best Screenplay : Mark O'Halloran – Adam & Paul Most Promising Newcomer : Saul Dibb – Bullet Boy Technical Achievement Award : Neil Marshall – The Descent Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Tom Hollander – Pride & Prejudice Alexander Walker Special Award : Nick Park 2006 Winners [ edit ] Best Film : United 93 Best Actor : Daniel Craig – Casino Royale Best Actress : Judi Dench – Notes on
8052-471: The Death of Joe Egg , which Finney performed in London and then Broadway. Memorial also produced some in which Finney did not appear, such as Spring and Port Wine and The Burgular . Memorial then made Charlie Bubbles (1968), which Finney featured in and also directed. Liza Minnelli made her feature debut in the movie. Finney later called it "the most intense sense of creation I've ever had." Finney featured in The Picasso Summer in 1969, and played
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#17327826837188184-1366: The Devil Best Actress : Julie Christie – Afterglow Best Film : The General – John Boorman Best Screenplay : Eileen Atkins – Mrs Dalloway Best Technical or Artistic Achievement : Ashley Rowe – The Woodlanders , The Governess , Still Crazy , Twenty Four Seven Most Promising Newcomer : Guy Ritchie – Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Bill Nighy – Still Crazy Special Award : Ken Loach , Michael Caine 1999 Winners [ edit ] Best Actor : Jeremy Northam – An Ideal Husband , The Winslow Boy Best Actress : Samantha Morton – Dreaming of Joseph Lees Best Film : East Is East – Damien O'Donnell Best Screenplay : Tom Stoppard – Shakespeare in Love Best Technical or Artistic Achievement : John de Borman – Hideous Kinky Most Promising Newcomer : Peter Mullan – Orphans Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Hugh Grant – Notting Hill Special Award : Freddie Francis 2000 Winners [ edit ] Best Actor : Jim Broadbent – Topsy-Turvy Best Actress : Julie Walters – Billy Elliot Best Film : Topsy-Turvy – Mike Leigh Best Screenplay : Neil Jordan – The End of
8316-487: The Devil Best Documentary : The Imposter Technical Achievement Award : Sarah Greenwood , Jacqueline Durran , and Seamus McGarvey , for their Production Design , Costume Design , and Cinematography on Anna Karenina Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Sightseers 2016 Winners [ edit ] Best Film : Brooklyn Best Actor : Idris Elba – Beasts of No Nation Best Actress : Maggie Smith – The Lady in
8448-427: The Devil Knows You're Dead (2007), and the James Bond film Skyfall (2012), and for his performances on stage and television. A recipient of BAFTA , Golden Globe , Emmy , Screen Actors Guild , Silver Bear and Volpi Cup awards, Finney was nominated for an Academy Award five times, as Best Actor four times, for Tom Jones (1963), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), The Dresser (1983), and Under
8580-444: The Evening Standard film awards 2010 for best documentary Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Evening_Standard_British_Film_Awards&oldid=1253773864 " Categories : Evening Standard Awards Awards established in 1973 1973 establishments in the United Kingdom London awards British film awards Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
8712-909: The Flood Best Screenplay : Guy Hibbert – Eye in the Sky Comedy Award : Bridget Jones's Baby Breakthrough of the Year : Florence Pugh – Lady Macbeth Technical Achievement : Max Richter – contribution of his music on Arrival Most Powerful Scene : I, Daniel Blake International Film of the Year : Lion Editor's Award : Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2018 Winners [ edit ] Best Film : God's Own Country Best Actor : Daniel Kaluuya – Get Out Best Actress : Kristin Scott Thomas – The Party Best Supporting Actor : Simon Russell Beale – The Death of Stalin Best Supporting Actress : Gemma Jones – God's Own Country Best Screenplay : Sally Potter – The Party Comedy Award : Paddington 2 Breakthrough of
8844-412: The Great , Another Time and, his last stage appearance, in 1997, "Art" by Yasmina Reza , which preceded the 1998 Tony Award-winning Broadway run. He won an Olivier Award for Orphans in 1986 and won three Evening Standard Theatre Awards for Best Actor. Finney never abandoned stage work and continued his association with the National Theatre Company in London, where he had performed during
8976-1404: The Life: Four Portraits of Post-War Britain Technical Achievement Award : Gareth Edwards , for his Cinematography , Production Design and Visual Effects of Monsters Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Roger Allam – Tamara Drewe Alexander Walker Special Award : Christopher Nolan for his contribution to film 2011–2020 Winners [ edit ] 2011 Winners [ edit ] Best Film : We Need to Talk About Kevin Best Actor : Michael Fassbender – Shame & Jane Eyre Best Actress : Olivia Colman – Tyrannosaur Best Screenplay : Andrew Haigh – Weekend Most Promising Newcomer : Tom Kingsley & Will Sharpe – Co-writers/Directors of Black Pond Best Documentary : Senna Technical Achievement Award : Robbie Ryan , for his Cinematography on Wuthering Heights Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : The Guard Alexander Walker Special Award : John Hurt for his contribution to cinema 2012 Winners [ edit ] Best Film : Skyfall Best Actor : Toby Jones – Berberian Sound Studio Best Actress : Andrea Riseborough – Shadow Dancer Best Screenplay : Malcolm Campbell – What Richard Did Most Promising Newcomer : Sally El Hosaini – Writer/Director of My Brother
9108-419: The Life: Four Portraits of Post-War Britain – review" . The Guardian . Retrieved 2023-02-22 . [compilation of his short films] The Elephant Will Never Forget (1953)... They Took Us to the Sea (1961)... Our School (1962)... I Think They Call Him John (1964) ^ "A Day in the Life: Four Portraits of Post-War Britain" . digital:works . 2011-06-27 . Retrieved 2023-02-22 . winner of
9240-452: The Manhattan Project whose task was to build an atomic weapon. Once built, it was decided, with British consent, to use the weapon against Japan. The UK was one of the Big Three powers (along with the US and the Soviet Union) who met to plan the post-war world ; it drafted the Declaration by United Nations with the United States and became one of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council . It worked closely with
9372-584: The Mohicans Best Actress : Emma Thompson – Howards End , Peter's Friends Best Film : Howards End – James Ivory Best Screenplay : Terence Davies – The Long Day Closes Best Technical or Artistic Achievement : Sue Gibson – Hear My Song , Secret Friends Most Promising Newcomer : Peter Chelsom – Hear My Song Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Peter's Friends 1993 Winners [ edit ] Best Actor : David Thewlis – Naked Best Actress : Emma Thompson – The Remains of
9504-1354: The Moon , Fools of Fortune , Silent Scream Best Actress : Natasha Richardson – The Comfort of Strangers , The Handmaid's Tale Best Film : The Krays – Peter Medak Best Screenplay : Michael Eaton – Fellow Traveller Best Technical or Artistic Achievement : David Watkin – Memphis Belle Most Promising Newcomer : Philip Ridley – The Krays Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Robbie Coltrane 1991–2000 Winners [ edit ] 1991 Winners [ edit ] Best Actor : Alan Rickman – Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves , Close My Eyes , Truly Madly Deeply Best Actress : Juliet Stevenson – Truly, Madly, Deeply Best Film : Close My Eyes – Stephen Poliakoff Best Screenplay : Neil Jordan – The Miracle Best Technical or Artistic Achievement : Sandy Powell – Edward II , The Miracle , The Pope Must Die Most Promising Newcomer : Anthony Minghella – Truly, Madly, Deeply Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : The Commitments – Dick Clement , Roddy Doyle , Ian La Frenais 1992 Winners [ edit ] Best Actor : Daniel Day-Lewis – The Last of
9636-491: The Name of Great Britain". The term "United Kingdom" has occasionally been used as a description for the former Kingdom of Great Britain , although its official name from 1707 to 1800 was simply "Great Britain". The Acts of Union 1800 formed the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland . Following the partition of Ireland and the independence of the Irish Free State in 1922, which left Northern Ireland as
9768-2675: The Nile – John Guillermin Best Newcomer – Actor : Simon MacCorkindale Best Newcomer – Actress : Karen Dotrice 1980 Winners [ edit ] Best Actor : Denholm Elliott – Bad Timing , Rising Damp , Zulu Dawn Best Actress : Frances de la Tour – Rising Damp Best Comedy : Rising Damp – Joseph McGrath Best Film : Yanks – John Schlesinger Best Newcomer – Actor : Jonathan Pryce Best Newcomer – Actress : Wendy Morgan Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Leonard Rossiter 1981–1990 Winners [ edit ] 1981 Winners [ edit ] Best Actor : Bob Hoskins – The Long Good Friday Best Actress : Maggie Smith – Quartet Best Film : The French Lieutenant's Woman – Karel Reisz Best Screenplay : Colin Welland – Chariots of Fire Most Promising Filmmaker : Franco Rosso Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Bill Forsyth 1982 Winners [ edit ] Best Actor : Trevor Howard – Light Years Away Best Actress : Jennifer Kendal – 36 Chowringhee Lane Best Film : Moonlighting – Jerzy Skolimowski Best Screenplay : John Krish – Friend or Foe Most Promising Newcomer : Cassie McFarlane Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Michael Blakemore 1983 Winners [ edit ] Best Actor : Ben Kingsley – Gandhi , Betrayal Best Actress : Phyllis Logan – Another Time, Another Place Best Film : The Ploughman's Lunch – Richard Eyre Best Screenplay : Ian McEwan – The Ploughman's Lunch Best Technical or Artistic Achievement : Chris Menges Most Promising Newcomer : Neil Jordan Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Bill Forsyth Special Award : Richard Attenborough 1984 Winners [ edit ] Best Actor : John Hurt – 1984 , Champions , The Hit Best Actress : Helen Mirren – Cal Best Film : 1984 – Michael Radford Best Screenplay : Bernard MacLaverty – Cal Best Technical or Artistic Achievement : John Alcott Most Promising Newcomer : Tim Roth Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Denholm Elliott 1985 Winners [ edit ] Best Actor : Victor Banerjee – A Passage to India Best Actress : Miranda Richardson – Dance with
9900-730: The Orient Express Best Actress ;: Wendy Hiller – Murder on the Orient Express Best Comedy ;: The Four Musketeers – Richard Lester Best Film : Murder on the Orient Express – Sidney Lumet Best Newcomer – Actor : Robin Askwith Best Newcomer – Actress : Jill Townsend 1976 Winners [ edit ] Best Actor : Peter Sellers – The Return of
10032-485: The Orient Express (1974). Finney became so well known for the role that he complained that it typecast him for a number of years, "People really do think I am 300 pounds with a French accent", he said. He received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actor and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role . He announced he intended to direct the film, The Girl in Melanie Klein , for Memorial, but it
10164-938: The Philosopher's Stone Special Award : Christopher Lee 2002 Winners [ edit ] Best Film : Dirty Pretty Things Best Actor : Chiwetel Ejiofor – Dirty Pretty Things Best Actress : Catherine Zeta-Jones – Chicago Best Screenplay : Lawless Heart – Neil Hunter , Tom Hunsinger Most Promising Newcomer : Asif Kapadia – The Warrior Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Keith Fulton, Louis Pepe, Lucy Darwin – Lost in La Mancha Technical Achievement Award ;: Eve Stewart – production designer, All or Nothing Special Award : Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli – 40 years of James Bond 2003 Winners [ edit ] Best Film : Touching
10296-1106: The Pink Panther Best Actress ;: Annette Crosbie – The Slipper and the Rose Best Comedy ;: The Return of the Pink Panther – Blake Edwards Best Film : Aces High – Jack Gold Best Newcomer – Actor : Peter Firth Best Newcomer – Actress : Gemma Craven 1977 Winners [ edit ] Best Actor : John Thaw – Sweeney! Best Actress : Billie Whitelaw – The Omen Best Comedy : The Pink Panther Strikes Again – Blake Edwards Best Film : A Bridge Too Far – Richard Attenborough Best Newcomer – Actor : Dennis Waterman Best Newcomer – Actress : Lesley-Anne Down 1978 Winners [ edit ] Best Actor : Alec Guinness – Star Wars Best Actress : Nanette Newman – International Velvet Best Comedy : Revenge of
10428-502: The Pink Panther – Blake Edwards Best Film : Star Wars – George Lucas Best Newcomer – Actor : Michael J. Jackson Best Newcomer – Actress : Lea Brodie 1979 Winners [ edit ] Best Actor : Peter Ustinov – Death on the Nile Best Actress ;: Maggie Smith – California Suite Best Comedy : Porridge – Dick Clement Best Film : Death on
10560-716: The Scottish electorate voting by 55.3 to 44.7% to remain part of the United Kingdom. In 2016, 51.9 per cent of voters in the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union . The UK left the EU in 2020. On 1 May 2021, the EU–UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement came into force. The COVID-19 pandemic had a severe impact on the UK's economy , caused major disruptions to education and had far-reaching impacts on society and politics in 2020 and 2021. The United Kingdom
10692-501: The UK has the world's sixth-largest economy by nominal gross domestic product (GDP). It is a nuclear state , and is ranked fifth globally in military expenditure . The UK has been a permanent member of the UN Security Council since its first session in 1946. It is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations , Council of Europe , G7 , OECD , NATO , Five Eyes , AUKUS and CPTPP . British influence can be observed in
10824-676: The UK have been inhabited continuously since the Neolithic . In AD 43 the Roman conquest of Britain began; the Roman departure was followed by Anglo-Saxon settlement . In 1066, the Normans conquered England . With the end of the Wars of the Roses the English state stabilised and began to grow in power, resulting by the 16th century in the annexation of Wales , the domination of Scotland , and
10956-455: The UK in 1922 as the Irish Free State , and the Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927 created the present United Kingdom. The UK became the first industrialised country and was the world's foremost power for the majority of the 19th and early 20th centuries, particularly during the " Pax Britannica " between 1815 and 1914. At its height in the 1920s, the British Empire encompassed almost
11088-484: The UK in 2023 is estimated to be 3.25 million hectares, which represents 13% of the total land area in the UK. Most of the United Kingdom has a temperate climate, with generally cool temperatures and plentiful rainfall all year round. The temperature varies with the seasons seldom dropping below 0 °C (32 °F ) or rising above 30 °C (86 °F). Some parts, away from the coast, of upland England, Wales, Northern Ireland and most of Scotland, experience
11220-961: The UK into lowland and upland areas. Lowland areas include Cornwall , the New Forest , the South Downs and the Norfolk Broads . Upland areas include the Lake District , the Pennines , the Yorkshire Dales , Exmoor , and Dartmoor . The main rivers and estuaries are the Thames , Severn , and the Humber . England's highest mountain is Scafell Pike , at 978 metres (3,209 ft) in the Lake District; its largest island
11352-402: The United Kingdom and that elsewhere "British government" is used at least as frequently as "United Kingdom government". The UK Permanent Committee on Geographical Names recognises "United Kingdom", "UK" and "U.K." as shortened and abbreviated geopolitical terms for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in its toponymic guidelines; it does not list "Britain" but notes that "it
11484-411: The United Kingdom is 1339.7 hours, which is just under 30% of the maximum possible. The hours of sunshine vary from 1200 to about 1580 hours per year, and since 1996 the UK has been and still is receiving above the 1981 to 2010 average hours of sunshine. Climate change has a serious impact on the country. A third of food price rise in 2023 is attributed to climate change. As of 2022, the United Kingdom
11616-436: The United Kingdom use several different terms to describe their national identity and may identify themselves as being British , English , Scottish , Welsh , Northern Irish , or Irish ; or as having a combination of different national identities. Settlement by Cro-Magnons of what was to become the United Kingdom occurred in waves beginning by about 30,000 years ago. The island has been continuously inhabited only since
11748-620: The United Kingdom. The 1928 Equal Franchise Act gave women electoral equality with men in national elections. Strikes in the mid-1920s culminated in the General Strike of 1926 . Britain had still not recovered from the effects of the First World War when the Great Depression (1929–1932) led to considerable unemployment and hardship in the old industrial areas, as well as political and social unrest with rising membership in communist and socialist parties. A coalition government
11880-640: The United States to establish the IMF , World Bank and NATO . The war left the UK severely weakened and financially dependent on the Marshall Plan , but it was spared the total war that devastated eastern Europe. In the immediate post-war years, the Labour government under Clement Attlee initiated a radical programme of reforms, which significantly impacted British society in the following decades . Major industries and public utilities were nationalised ,
12012-981: The Van Best Documentary ;: Amy Blockbuster of the Year ;: Star Wars: The Force Awakens Editor's Award : 45 Years Best Screenplay : Emma Donoghue – Room Rising Star : Maisie Williams – The Falling Comedy Award : Emma Thompson – The Legend of Barney Thomson Technical Achievement : Mark Digby – production designer on Ex Machina Outstanding Contribution : Alan Bennett 2017 Winners [ edit ] Best Film : I, Daniel Blake Best Actor : Hugh Grant – Florence Foster Jenkins Best Actress : Kate Beckinsale – Love & Friendship Best Supporting Actor : Arinze Kene – The Pass Best Supporting Actress : Hayley Squires – I, Daniel Blake Best Documentary : Before
12144-1207: The Void Best Actor ;: Paul Bettany – Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World , The Heart of Me Best Actress : Emma Thompson – Love Actually Best Screenplay : Buffalo Soldiers – Gregor Jordan , Nora Maccoby , Eric Weiss Most Promising Newcomer : Max Pirkis – Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Bill Nighy – Love Actually Technical Achievement Award : The Hours – Seamus McGarvey Alexander Walker Special Award : Michael Winterbottom 2004 Winners [ edit ] Best Film : Vera Drake Best Actor : Paddy Considine – Dead Man's Shoes Best Actress : Imelda Staunton – Vera Drake Best Screenplay : My Summer of Love – Paweł Pawlikowski Most Promising Newcomer : Emily Blunt , Natalie Press – My Summer of Love Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Simon Pegg – Shaun of
12276-584: The Volcano (1984), and as Best Supporting Actor for Erin Brockovich (2000). He received several awards for his performance as Winston Churchill in the 2002 BBC – HBO television biographical movie The Gathering Storm . Finney was born on 9 May 1936 in Salford , Lancashire , the youngest of three children and only son of Albert Finney, a bookmaker , and Alice (née Hobson). He was educated at Tootal Drive Primary School, Salford Grammar School , and
12408-921: The Waves Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Mark Herman – Brassed Off Special Award : Leslie Phillips 1997 Winners [ edit ] Best Actor : Robert Carlyle – The Full Monty , Carla's Song , Face Best Actress : Katrin Cartlidge – Career Girls Best Film : The Full Monty – Peter Cattaneo Best Screenplay : Jeremy Brock – Mrs Brown Best Technical or Artistic Achievement : Maria Djurkovic – Wilde Most Promising Newcomer : Jude Law – Wilde Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Antony Sher – Mrs Brown Special Award : Ray Boulting , Kenneth Branagh – Hamlet 1998 Winners [ edit ] Best Actor : Derek Jacobi – Love Is
12540-486: The Year : Rungano Nyoni – I Am Not a Witch Technical Achievement : Gary Williamson – contribution of his production design on Paddington 2 References [ edit ] ^ "Culture & Entertainment News – The Irish Times" . The Irish Times . ^ "SLUMDOG VS UNDERDOGS AT STANDARD AWARDS" . Archived from the original on 26 January 2012 . Retrieved 18 August 2016 . ^ Bradshaw, Peter (2010-11-11). "A Day in
12672-628: The acquisition and settlement of overseas colonies , particularly in North America and the Caribbean. Though previous attempts at uniting the two kingdoms within Great Britain in 1606, 1667, and 1689 had proved unsuccessful, the attempt initiated in 1705 led to the Treaty of Union of 1706 being agreed and ratified by both parliaments. On 1 May 1707, the Kingdom of Great Britain was formed,
12804-736: The decades-long process of European integration , the UK was a founding member of the Western European Union , established with the London and Paris Conferences in 1954. In 1960 the UK was one of the seven founding members of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), but in 1973 it left to join the European Communities (EC). In a 1975 referendum 67% voted to stay in it. When the EC became
12936-660: The documentary Munich , about the air crash that killed most of the Busby Babes in 1958, which was shown on United's TV channel MUTV in February 2008. He received Tony Award nominations for Luther (1964) and A Day in the Death of Joe Egg (1968), and also starred on stage in Love for Love , Strindberg's Miss Julie , Black Comedy , The Country Wife , Alpha Beta , Beckett's Krapp's Last Tape , Tamburlaine
13068-468: The drama Shoot the Moon (1982). Finney said the role "required personal acting; I had to dig into myself. When you have to expose yourself and use your own vulnerability, you can get a little near the edge." Less well received was his performance as Daddy Warbucks in the Hollywood film version of Annie (1982), which was directed by John Huston . Finney said doing this movie after Shoot The Moon
13200-608: The early 1960s, debuting with The Entertainer (1960), directed by Tony Richardson , who had previously directed him in theatre. He maintained a successful career in theatre, film and television. He is known for his roles in Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960), Tom Jones (1963), Two for the Road (1967), Scrooge (1970), Annie (1982), The Dresser (1983), Miller's Crossing (1990), A Man of No Importance (1994), Erin Brockovich (2000), Big Fish (2003), The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), Before
13332-483: The eastern parts are the driest. Atlantic currents, warmed by the Gulf Stream , bring mild winters, especially in the west where winters are wet and even more so over high ground. Summers are warmest in the southeast of England and coolest in the north. Heavy snowfall can occur in winter and early spring on high ground, and occasionally settles to great depth away from the hills. The average total annual sunshine in
13464-592: The establishment of the British Empire . Over the course of the 17th century, the role of the British monarchy was reduced, particularly as a result of the English Civil War . In 1707, the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland united under the Treaty of Union to create the Kingdom of Great Britain . The Acts of Union 1800 incorporated the Kingdom of Ireland to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in 1801. Most of Ireland seceded from
13596-621: The film of Aspects of Love (2005). Finney was reunited with Ridley Scott in A Good Year (2006). He had support roles in Amazing Grace (2006), The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), and Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007), which reunited him with Murder on the Orient Express director Sidney Lumet . His final film role was in Skyfall (2012). A lifelong supporter of Manchester United Football Club , Finney narrated
13728-578: The film's earnings, which made him over $ 1 million. Finney followed this with a small part in ensemble war film The Victors (1963), which was a box-office failure. He then made his Broadway debut in Luther in 1963. When that run ended he decided to take a year off and sail around the world. "People told me to cash in on my success while I was hot," he later said. "I'd been acting for about eight years and had only had one vacation ... Captain Cook had been
13860-407: The first feature directed by Ridley Scott . He also released an album through Motown . Finney had not played a major role in a feature film in six years, and started to think about resuming work with cinema. The last two successful films he had made were Scrooge and Orient Express in which he was heavily disguised. "Most Americans probably think I weigh 300 pounds, have black hair and talk with
13992-594: The first year, Britain and its Empire continued the war against Germany. Churchill engaged industry, scientists and engineers to support the government and the military in the prosecution of the war effort. In 1940, the Royal Air Force defeated the German Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain . Urban areas suffered heavy bombing during the Blitz . The Grand Alliance of Britain, the United States and
14124-587: The formal control it exerted over its own colonies, British dominance of much of world trade meant that it effectively controlled the economies of regions such as East Asia and Latin America . Throughout the Victorian era , political attitudes favoured free trade and laissez-faire policies. Beginning with the Great Reform Act in 1832, Parliament gradually widened the voting franchise , with
14256-762: The global hegemon and adopted the role of global policeman. From 1853 to 1856, Britain took part in the Crimean War , allied with the Ottoman Empire against Tsarist Russia , participating in the naval battles of the Baltic Sea known as the Åland War in the Gulf of Bothnia and the Gulf of Finland , among others. Following the Indian Rebellion in 1857 , the British government led by Lord Palmerston assumed direct rule over India . Alongside
14388-773: The island of Great Britain , the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland , and most of the smaller islands within the British Isles , making up a total area of 94,354 square miles (244,376 km ). Northern Ireland shares a land border with the Republic of Ireland ; otherwise, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean , the North Sea , the English Channel , the Celtic Sea , and
14520-403: The kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland were united in a personal union when James VI, King of Scots , inherited the crowns of England and Ireland and moved his court from Edinburgh to London; each country nevertheless remained a separate political entity and retained its separate political, legal, and religious institutions. In the mid-17th century, all three kingdoms were involved in
14652-408: The last retreat of the ice around 11,500 years ago. By the end of the region's prehistoric period , the population is thought to have belonged largely to a culture termed Insular Celtic , comprising Brittonic Britain and Gaelic Ireland . The Roman conquest , beginning in 43 AD, and the 400-year rule of southern Britain , was followed by an invasion by Germanic Anglo-Saxon settlers, reducing
14784-530: The lead role of Sydney Kentridge in The Biko Inquest , a 1984 dramatization of the inquest into the death of Steve Biko which was filmed for television after a London run. Finney performed on stage in Orphans in 1986, and the film version , directed by Alan J. Pakula . He had the lead in a television miniseries, The Endless Game (1989), written and directed by Bryan Forbes . Finney began
14916-409: The legal and political systems of many of its former colonies , and British culture remains globally influential, particularly in language , literature , music and sport . English is the world's most widely spoken language and the third-most spoken native language . The Acts of Union 1707 declared that the Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland were "United into One Kingdom by
15048-530: The local cultures. Subsequent medieval English kings completed the conquest of Wales and tried unsuccessfully to annex Scotland . Asserting its independence in the 1320 Declaration of Arbroath , Scotland maintained its independence thereafter, albeit in near-constant conflict with England . In 1215 the Magna Carta was the first document to state that no government was above the law, that citizens have rights protecting them and that they were entitled to
15180-737: The main role in Dennis Potter 's final two plays, Karaoke and Cold Lazarus (both 1996). In the latter he played a frozen, disembodied head. Finney did Nostromo (1997) for television, and Washington Square (1997) for Agnieszka Holland then made A Rather English Marriage (1998) with Tom Courtenay . He had supporting roles in Breakfast of Champions (1999) and Simpatico (1999). Finney had his biggest success in several years with Erin Brockovich (2000), alongside Julia Roberts for Steven Soderbergh . His portrayal of real-life California lawyer Edward L. Masry earned him
15312-565: The major part of the British Isles archipelago and includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern one-sixth of the island of Ireland and some smaller surrounding islands. It lies between the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea with the southeast coast coming within 22 miles (35 km) of the coast of northern France, from which it is separated by the English Channel . The Royal Greenwich Observatory in London
15444-674: The mid-1920s, most of the British population could listen to BBC radio programmes. Experimental television broadcasts began in 1929 and the first scheduled BBC Television Service commenced in 1936. The rise of Irish nationalism , and disputes within Ireland over the terms of Irish Home Rule , led eventually to the partition of the island in 1921. A period of conflict in what is now Northern Ireland occurred from June 1920 until June 1922. The Irish Free State became independent, initially with Dominion status in 1922, and unambiguously independent in 1931 . Northern Ireland remained part of
15576-598: The mid-1960s in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing at the Old Vic and Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard during the 1970s at the National Theatre . In 1957, Finney married actress Ann Jane Wenham Figgins (" Jane Wenham "); they had a son, Simon Finney, who works in the movie industry as a camera operator. They divorced in 1961. In 1970, Finney married French actress Nicole Dreyfus (" Anouk Aimée "),
15708-463: The only part of the island of Ireland within the United Kingdom, the name was changed in 1927 to the "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland". Although the United Kingdom is a sovereign country, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are also widely referred to as countries . The UK Prime Minister's website has used the phrase "countries within a country" to describe the United Kingdom. Some statistical summaries, such as those for
15840-438: The parts. I didn't want to be a movie actor just dropping in, doing Hamlet and taking off again. I wanted to feel part of the company." Finney was at the National for over three years during which he played in Hamlet , Macbeth , Tamburlaine , and plays by Anton Chekhov . Finney made a TV film Forget-Me-Not-Lane in 1975, which was written by Peter Nichols , and he also performed a brief role in The Duellists (1977),
15972-527: The production along with his wife, Elsa Lanchester . In 1959, Finney appeared at Stratford in the title role of Coriolanus , replacing an ill Laurence Olivier . Finney guest featured for several episodes of Emergency-Ward 10 and was Lysander in a TV version of A Midsummer Night's Dream (1959) directed by Peter Hall . Finney's first film appearance was in Tony Richardson 's The Entertainer (1960), with Laurence Olivier. Finney and Alan Bates played Olivier's sons. He made his film breakthrough in
16104-442: The rest of Europe, royal absolutism would not prevail, and a professed Catholic could never accede to the throne. The British constitution would develop on the basis of constitutional monarchy and the parliamentary system . With the founding of the Royal Society in 1660, science was greatly encouraged. During this period, particularly in England, the development of naval power and the interest in voyages of discovery led to
16236-406: The result of the Acts of Union 1707 between the Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland . In the 18th century, cabinet government developed under Robert Walpole , in practice the first prime minister (1721–1742). A series of Jacobite uprisings sought to remove the Protestant House of Hanover from the throne and restore the Catholic House of Stuart . The Jacobites were finally defeated at
16368-511: The same year with his portrayal of a disillusioned factory worker in Karel Reisz 's film version of Alan Sillitoe 's Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960), produced by Richardson. The film was a success, being the third most popular movie in Britain that year. It earned more than half a million pounds of profit. Finney then did Billy Liar (1960) on stage and for British television. Finney had been chosen to play T. E. Lawrence in David Lean 's production of Lawrence of Arabia after
16500-543: The title role in the musical Scrooge in 1970. Finney then made Gumshoe (1971), the first feature film directed by Stephen Frears , for Memorial. Memorial continued to produce films in which Finney did not appear: Spring and Port Wine (1970), with James Mason; Loving Memory (1971), an early directorial effort from Tony Scott ; Bleak Moments (1971), the first feature from Mike Leigh ; O Lucky Man! (1973) for Anderson; and Law and Disorder (1974); filmed in Hollywood. In 1972, Finney returned to stage after
16632-445: The title role of the television series My Uncle Silas , based on the short stories by H. E. Bates , about a roguish but lovable poacher-cum-farm labourer looking after his great-nephew. The show played for two series broadcast in 2001 and 2003. Finney had a major role in Big Fish (2003) directed by Tim Burton , and did another cameo for Soderbergh in Ocean's Twelve (2004). He sang in Tim Burton 's Corpse Bride (2005) and
16764-436: The twelve NUTS 1 regions , refer to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland as "regions". Northern Ireland is also referred to as a "province". With regard to Northern Ireland, the descriptive name used "can be controversial, with the choice often revealing one's political preferences". The term "Great Britain" conventionally refers to the island of Great Britain, or politically to England, Scotland and Wales in combination. It
16896-433: Was "marvelous. I use a completely different side of myself as Warbucks. Annie is show biz; it's open, simple and direct. It needs bold, primary colors. I don't have to reveal the inner workings of the character, and that's a relief." Finney featured in Peter Yates-directed movie The Dresser (1983) as Sir, a deteriorating veteran actor struggling through a difficult performance of King Lear . He earned nominations for
17028-416: Was chosen as the defining point of the Prime Meridian at the International Meridian Conference in 1884. The United Kingdom lies between latitudes 49° and 61° N , and longitudes 9° W and 2° E . Northern Ireland shares a 224-mile (360 km) land boundary with the Republic of Ireland. The coastline of Great Britain is 11,073 miles (17,820 km) long, though measurements can vary greatly due to
17160-404: Was formed in 1931. Nonetheless, "Britain was a very wealthy country, formidable in arms, ruthless in pursuit of its interests and sitting at the heart of a global production system." After Nazi Germany invaded Poland in 1939, Britain entered the Second World War . Winston Churchill became prime minister and head of a coalition government in 1940. Despite the defeat of its European allies in
17292-591: Was not made. Finney decided to take time off from features and focus on stage acting, doing classics at the National Theatre in London. "I felt that it needed commitment," he later said. "When you're making movies all the time, you stop breathing. You literally don't breathe in the same way that you do when you're playing the classics. When you have to deliver those long, complex speeches on stage, you can't heave your shoulders after every sentence. The set of muscles required for that kind of acting need to be trained. I really wanted to try and do justice to my own potential in
17424-432: Was the first country in the world to use an approved COVID-19 vaccine , developing its own vaccine through a collaboration between Oxford University and AstraZeneca , which allowed the UK's vaccine rollout to be among the fastest in the world. The total area of the United Kingdom is approximately 94,354 square miles (244,376 km ), with a land area of 93,723 square miles (242,741 km ). The country occupies
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